mainsail1
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Come on Samantha!
Vendee Globe and Alex Thomson / Hugo Boss
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cherod
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nothing changed,,, allez Le Cam
cherod
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what ,, how young are you ????? google SV Antares .
Malish
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That all black interior can't be doing anything for Alex's mood right now...
zoidberg
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Cape Town, at this time of year, is very pleasant. A good place to R&R.....
Buck Turgidson
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Ah OK, The conversation was about sub on sub/marine wildlife. not sub on FV.
john_morris_uk
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Indeed. The V& A waterfront development is lovely and so long as you stay in the middle of town and the tourist areas it’s a reasonably safe city to be in by SA standards.
doris
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The lovely Samantha of course. Don't be daft!!!
cherod
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" incidents of underwater collisions ",,, you dont consider colliding with a net and subsequent killing of 4 persons relevant ? OK
Captn D
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Cannot help thinking he may have done better with his old HB from 2016 VG and Route de Rhum, which had stood up to plenty of hard sailing and was no slouch!!
Airscrew
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Not the sort of posts I am used to reading on these forums
Nice.
But Not sure that everyone got your sharp wit!!
Airscrew
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Have been looking at the pics of the rear of the 2020HB.
I cant see for certain that they are, or are not, 'pop up', fold back, easy to repair replace items.
I cant see a single pic of the windward rudder folded back out of the way.
Whereas HB 2016 did have them...
I'd love to know, but those pink tie bars structures dont look servicable.
Any pics and/or info much appreciated as it becomes available / understood.
I cant see for certain that they are, or are not, 'pop up', fold back, easy to repair replace items.
I cant see a single pic of the windward rudder folded back out of the way.
Whereas HB 2016 did have them...
I'd love to know, but those pink tie bars structures dont look servicable.
Any pics and/or info much appreciated as it becomes available / understood.
cherod
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can we not take it as a given that they are not serviceable as he has retired with them
Ric
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Also not very media friendly. I have found it really difficult - despite watching many YouTube videos - to really figure out the reality of sailing from his dungeon. How does he trim sails, helm, watch the waves, and generally relate with what is going on outside? It seems like a bit like sailing with Super Mario to me. Next step will be to send Super Mario himself to compete in the Vendee Globe.
Ric
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Since my last post a few minutes ago - it seems he has done a "Sebastien Josse" and with relatively minor boat damage (he still has a working rudder) given up before he ends up facing starving to death and eating lifeboat rations like Conrad Colman, orliving off crabs and shoreline muscles lie Yves Parlier, or the other legends of the VG. I would have liked to have seen him fight to the end- not just fight to win. I think fighting to the end is what you have to do to be a VG legend - after all it was Moitessier who really started the legend..
john_morris_uk
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Ric, with the greatest of respect my guess is you’ve never been in the Southern Ocean.
It’s no place to start your 40’s leg of the Vendee with a broken rudder. I’d rather be was back safely to fight and race another day.
john_morris_uk
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I’d be interested to know how many people on this forum have been in the Southern Ocean. I’ll put my hand up as one, but it was on HMS ENDURANCE!
Buck Turgidson
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said the man not sailing in the southern ocean with only one rudder blade therefore only one tack to sail! FFS!
Buck Turgidson
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Flown over it at close quarters. Enough for my taste.
dgadee
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Why can't he use a cupboard door as a rudder? That's what Practical Boat Owner would advise.
My money is on Le Cam. Old, cunning and up there with the leaders.